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pressor vs lypressin

lypressin vs pressor

pressor and lypressin both are nouns.

pressor is an adjective but lypressin is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pressor Yes Yes No No
lypressin Yes No No No
As nouns, lypressin is a hyponym of pressor; that is, lypressin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pressor:
  • pressor: any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure
  • lypressin: an antidiuretic and vasoconstrictor used to treat diabetes insipidus
pressor (noun) lypressin (noun)
any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure an antidiuretic and vasoconstrictor used to treat diabetes insipidus
pressor (adjective) lypressin (adjective)
increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure
Difference between pressor and lypressin

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